Operation Manual

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USING DREAMWEAVER
Linking and navigation
Last updated 3/28/2012
5 In the hotspot Property inspector’s Link box, click the folder icon to browse to and select the file you want to
open when the user clicks the hotspot, or type the path.
6 In the Target pop-up menu, select the window in which the file should open or type its name.
The names of all the frames you’ve named in the current document appear in the pop-up list. If you specify a frame
that doesn’t exist, the linked page loads into a new window that has the name you specified. You can also select from
the following reserved target names:
• _blank loads the linked file into a new, unnamed browser window.
• _parent loads the linked file into the parent frameset or window of the frame that contains the link. If the frame
containing the link is not nested, the linked file loads into the full browser window.
• _self loads the linked file into the same frame or window as the link. This target is the default, so you usually don’t
need to specify it.
• _top loads the linked file into the full browser window, thereby removing all frames.
Note: The target option isn’t available until the selected hotspot contains a link.
7 In the Alt box, type alternative text for display in text-only browsers or browsers that download images manually.
Some browsers display this text as a tooltip when the user moves the pointer over the hotspot.
8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to define additional hotspots in the image map.
9 When you finish mapping the image, click a blank area in the document to change the Property inspector.
Modify image map hotspots
You can easily edit the hotspots you create in an image map. You can move a hotspot area, resize hotspots, or move a
hotspot forward or back in an absolutely-positioned element (AP element).
You can also copy an image with hotspots from one document to another, or copy one or more hotspots from an image
and paste them on another image; hotspots associated with the image are also copied to the new document.
Select multiple hotspots in an image map
1 Use the pointer hotspot tool to select a hotspot.
2 Do one of the following:
• Shift-click the other hotspots you want to select.
• Press Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh) to select all of the hotspots.
Move a hotspot
1 Use the pointer hotspot tool to select the hotspot.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the hotspot to a new area.
• Use the Control + arrow keys to move a hotspot by 10 pixels in the selected direction.
• Use the arrow keys to move a hotspot by 1 pixel in the selected direction.
Resize a hotspot
1 Use the pointer hotspot tool to select the hotspot.
2 Drag a hotspot selector handle to change the size or shape of the hotspot.